Vehicle curtain-fastener.



F. A. NEIDER. VEHICLE CURTAIN FASTEN'EB. APPLICATION FILED slim: 2a,1910.

1, 1 1 3,677. Patnted Oct. 13,1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ornion.

FRED ,A. NEIDER, or avers e. xarr xmassi ronra 1 L me QQMPANY, orAUGUSTA, KENTUCKY, A oaronerlo or KENTUCKY- VEHICLE oUnr rN-rAs'rnN n.

Specification of Letters Patent.

aten ed 0t- 1 1 APP iwt-ion filed September 28, 1910. eria1No., 5,84,218;.

State of Kentucky, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in Vehicle Curtain-Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to vehicle .curtain fasteners, of the class inwhich an elongated head is pivoted upon an elongated base, in a mannersuch that the longer axis .of the head may be brought and held eitherparallel to or at right angles to the longer axis of the base, so thatin the former position,

the head may be passed through a button hole in a curtain, and the headmay then be turned to the latter. position, to hold the curtain inplace.

The object of my invention is a fastener of the class described, andwhich is light, ornamental, economical in construction, and strong.

This object is attained by th means dein the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle curtain fastener embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a blank, from which the head and thepivot stem are formed. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken upon line 3-3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal central sectional view of the base.Fig. 5 is a plan view of the base,with the head shown in its lockingposition, in dotted lines.

Referring to the parts :The carriage curtain fastener consists of anintegral head A and pivot stem for swiveling the head upon a base E. Thepivot stem passes through a perforation in the top of the base andengages a washer F, upon the interior of the hollow base, and the headis held in the position to which it is set by means of a coiled springG, which is locatedbetween the washer F and the top of the base E.

The head A is formed from a blank of sheet metal, which consists ofcentral strip A, end tags B B, and intermediate strips D D. Centralstrip A has converging sides a a a and a and tapered ends a a a and M.The intermediate strip is rectangular in shape.

In forming the head from the blank, it

is bent about its transverse axis, bringing theedge a intocontact withthe edge a, and the edge a into contact with the edge a,

and the central part of the blank is drawn outward, to form the roundedtop of the head. The tapered ends a a a and a form the outer corners .ofthe head, theintermediate strips D D formthe conical bottom of the headand the tangs B B contacting with each other, form the pivot stem of thehead,

and are turned outward at their lower ends Z) 6, to hold the washer Fupon the stem. The bottom of the head is undercut, adja cent to thecornerstheneof forming square shoulders- The base is struck up from asheet of metal, into a horizontal plate 6 and a vertical boss 6. The topof the boss has a longitudinal recess 6 which is crossed centrally by atransversenotch c leaving a continuous curved ridge around each edge ofthe boss. The plate 6 has around its periphery a downturned flange c andhas screw holes surrounded by down-turned I flanges e scribed in thespecification, and illustrated.

hen the fastener is in its inoperative position, viz., in position to beinserted into an eyelet, as shown in Fig. 1, the tapered portion of thebottom formed by the parts D D are seated in the recess 6 and theshoulders of the head rest upon the curved ridges at ends of the top ofthe boss 6. There is thus no perceptible space left be tween the baseand the head which enhances the ornamental appearance thereof.

When the head is turned to its operative position, viz., at right anglesto the position shown in Fig. 1, the tapered portion of the bottom restsin the notch 2 and the abrupt shoulders of the head form a squarecontact against which the outer face of the curtain bears firmly, thuspreventing the fastener slipping through the eyelet. By having an openspace left in the bottom of the head, and by forming undercut shoulders,additional space is left between the plate e and the head, to provideroom for thick curtains.

What I claim is 1. A vehicle curtain fastener comprising a base havingan elongated boss formed thereon and provided with a longitudinallyextending shoulder-receiving depression in the face thereof, a marginalrib along each end, of the face, and a shoulder-receiving depressionextending transversely across the face thereof and between the ribs at apoint intermediate the ends of the boss, an elongated head pivotallysecured to the boss and located axially, with relation thereto, andhaving shoulders formed thereon intermediate the ends thereof, forengaging the transversely extending depressions When the head is turnedto an operative position, With rela nal ribs When the boss is in theinoperative IPOSIUOH, and "means for holding the head against the faceof the boss.

2. A vehicle curtain fastener comprising a base, an elongated bossformed on the base and having longitudinal and transverse depressionsformed therein, marginal ribs surrounding the ends of said longitudinaldepression, an elongated head formed of sheet metal and conforming tothe outline of said boss and pivotally mounted on said boss, means foryieldingly pivoting said head on said boss, strips formed integrallyWith the metal'of said head and brought together at their lower edges toform shoulders adapted toengage saidlongitudinal or transversedepressions, and tangs formed on said strips, adapted to engage saidboss to form a pivot for said head and a securing device for saidyielding means.

3. A vehicle curtain fastener comprising, a head, oval in cross-section,and having shoulders formed on the inner face and located intermediatethe ends thereof, a base having an oval boss formed thereon andprovided, in the face of the boss, with a longitudinally extendingshoulder-receiving slot, a marginal rib formed on each end of the bossand a transversely extending shoulderreceiving recess located midwaybetween the ends of the boss and between the ribs, and a spindle forpivotally connecting the head in a central position, with relation tothe boss and a spring for drawing the head against thefaee of the boss,said shoulders being so proportioned and located on the head, that theyengage the transversely extending recess, when the head is turned to aposition at right angles to the boss, and project into thelongitudinally extending recess when the head is turned to a positionparallel with the boss, and said ribs being so proportioned and locatedon the boss that each shoulder moves across one rib in passing from onerecess to the other.

FRED A. NEIDER.

Witnesses:

WALTER F. MURRAY, B. R. Knorr.

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